Religion and the Culture of Print in Modern America

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Religion and the Culture of Print in Modern America Edited by Charles L. Cohen and Paul S. Boyer The University of Wisconsin Press This book was published with the support of the Anonymous Fund of the College of Letters and Science and the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The University of Wisconsin Press 1930 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor Madison, Wisconsin 53711–2059 www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/ 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England Copyright © 2008 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System All rights reserved In collaboration with Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America A joint project of the Wisconsin Historical Society and the University of Wisconsin–Madison http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~printcul/ 1 3 5 4 2 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Religion and the culture of print in modern America / edited by Charles L. Cohen and Paul S. Boyer. p. cm.—(Print culture history in modern America) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–299–22570–4 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. Religious literature—Publishing—United States. 2. Religious institutions—United States—Publishing. 3. Tract societies—United States. I. Cohen, Charles Lloyd. II. Boyer, Paul S. III. Series. Z286.R4R43 2008 200.973—dc22 2007040160 To Jim Danky —scholar, librarian, editor, and friend— for his tireless dedication to the Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America and, with Wayne Wiegand, the book series Print Culture History in Modern America ...